Art of forcing fish bait, worms, etc., out of the earth



Patented Feb. 27, 1923.

E"??- STTES FRED E. LINGAFELTER AND GAYLORD S. HECK, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO.

ART OF FORCING FISH BAIT, WORMS. ETG, OUT OF THE EARTH.

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To all 1: 1mm it may con 0mm Be it known that we, Fnnn ll. LINGA- FELTER and Gunmen S. linen, citizens of the l nited States. each residing at Hans- 5 field, in the county of Richla-nd and State of Ohio. have invented a new and useful Improvement in the Art of Forcing Fish Bait, \Vorms. lite, Out of the Earth, of which the following is a specification.

0 The present invention relates to a proces of forcing fish and turtle bait animals, such angleworms, fishworms, earthworms, night crawlers. etc., which are in or near the surface of the earth. to come to its sur- 5 face. where they can readily be captured,

and will be fully understood from the following description thereof, in which the details of a specific method of procedure are set forth.

We have discovered that the application to the earth and the impregnation of its surface for a suitable depth with dilute solutions of solnhle sulfides, and more particularly of. calcium sulfides and polysul- Z5 tides, renders the treated earth substantially iuiinhabitable hy angleworms. tishworms and like animals of the character above set i'orth. The solution employed has no injurious or harmful ett'ect'upon vegetation and may hence be employed, for example, on

ground covered with grass, etc.

In accordance with the present invention e may employ a solution containing calcium polysulfi .les. said solution being very dilute and containing, for example, from 0.01 to l)? of calcium polfi's'ulfides. his solution may be conveniently prepared, for example, by dissolving in water a suitable proportion of a. standard lime-sulphur 40 spraying solution containing from 27 to 33% calcium polysulfide (calculated as'calci um pentasulticle). Thns,'hy dissolving the liquid in water in the proportion of one tablespoonful per gallon, a solution suitable for use in aewrdance with the present in- Serial No. 438,466.

yention and containing about 0.03% calcium polysull'idc is obtained.

In using the solution prepared as aboi'e described. it is poured on the ground out of which it. is desired to drive the fishworms. angleworms, or other creatures of the character above set forth. Three or four gallons are ordinarily sullicient, although in dry weather a larger quantity is required. In cool weather the use of hike-warm water is advantageous. After a short time the Worms crawl out of the earth and attempt to reach an untreated area. \Vhile on the surface they. may .be readily -captured.

The dilute solution utilized has no (leletcrious effect upon vegetation and inav hence be freely used on area-scovered. with grass or other vegetation. The ellicacy ot' the liquid is probably due to a slight irritaut action on the skins of the worms. or fi to the ellectof the sulfide fumes. not intend however that these hypotheses as to the action of the liquid shall he re; gardcd as limitations upon the scope of this invention, and we further intend that substances having an equivalent action shall 1 be included within the scope of the present claims. It is furthermore readily apparentthat. if desired. any suitable pigment may be incorporated in the material.

We claim:

. 1. The process of Forcing worms and the like to seek the surface of the earth which comprises impregnating the surface of the earth with av dilute aqueous solution of cab cium polysulfides containing from 0.01 to 1% of calcium polysulfides.

:t. The process of forcing worms and the like to seek the surface of the earth which comprises pouring upon the earth a soluon of lime-Sulfur spray liquid in water in the proportion of about one tablespoon ful er gallon.

FRED E. LINGAFEUFER. GAYLORD S. HECK'. 

